How POL (prev. MATIC) reacted to the Personal Consumption Expenditures on 5 December 2025

The short answer

An exceptional reaction. In the 15 minutes after the figure came out, POL (prev. MATIC)'s price swung 4.03 times as much as in a normal 15 minutes that day. For a PCE release, 1.56 times is usual. An hour later the price was 0.33% higher.

4.03x

Exceptional

Trading (volume ratio)
8.40x
usual for PCE: 2.18x
Price at 10:00 AM
$0.1215
15 minutes later
+1.48%
One hour later
+0.33%
range 2.06%, hour before 1.07%
POL/USDT, 30 minutes candles around the release, 10:00 AM America/New York

The dashed orange line is the release. Chart data from Binance.

Open
0.1250
Close
0.1204
24h change
-3.82%
24h high
0.1255
24h low
0.1173
24h volume
63.514M POL

Measured by Clometrix

POL (prev. MATIC)'s volatility ratio was 4.03x, against 1.56x for a typical PCE release since 2021. Its volume ratio was 8.40x, against a typical 2.18x. That is more than twice what this release usually does. Both compare the quarter hour of the release with an ordinary quarter hour that same day, where 1.00x is no change: volatility is how far the price ranged, volume how much traded.

How POL (prev. MATIC) moved

POL (prev. MATIC) was at $0.1215 when the figure came out. Fifteen minutes later it was 1.48% higher, and an hour later 0.33% higher. Its high-to-low range in the hour after was 2.06% of its price, against 1.07% in the hour before.

The release

Released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on 5 December 2025 at 10:00 AM EST. The Personal Consumption Expenditures came in at 0.3% for September 2025, against 0.3% in August 2025. Prices are rising at the same pace as before.

It arrived at the same moment as Personal Income and Outlays and Core Personal Consumption Expenditures, so the reaction measured on this page belongs to all of them together.

What made it matter

Since 2021, PCE releases in the two weeks before a Fed decision have moved POL (prev. MATIC) more than those at other times: a median volatility ratio of 1.87x across 18, against 1.51x across 51. This one came out 5 days before the Federal Reserve's 10 December rate decision. Its own ratio of 4.03x compares with 1.87x for those, so it moved the price more than its circumstances alone would suggest.

Its record

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s median volatility ratio is 1.56x.

How it compares

Across 69 PCE releases since 2021, POL (prev. MATIC)'s usual price swing is 1.56x. This one was 2.58 times the usual.

MutedOrdinaryStrongExceptional

Thin line: PCE's usual, 1.56x. Thick line: this release, 4.03x.

Minute by minute

Each row is the time after the release, with the same length of time before it for comparison.

After High Low Close Change Range Range before Volume
1 minute 0.1218 0.1215 0.1218 0.25% 0.25% 0.16% 93,593 POL
5 minutes 0.1235 0.1215 0.1235 1.62% 1.62% 0.33% 1.704M POL
10 minutes 0.1239 0.1215 0.123 1.22% 1.94% 0.49% 2.803M POL
15 minutes 0.1239 0.1215 0.1233 1.46% 1.94% 0.74% 3.52M POL
30 minutes 0.1239 0.1215 0.1231 1.30% 1.94% 1.06% 4.812M POL
1 hour 0.1239 0.1214 0.1219 0.33% 2.02% 1.06% 6.518M POL
2 hours 0.1239 0.118 0.1195 -1.67% 4.76% 1.94% 15.453M POL
4 hours 0.1239 0.1177 0.1179 -3.05% 5.00% 1.94% 23.707M POL
6 hours 0.1239 0.1173 0.1185 -2.53% 5.33% 2.88% 27.924M POL
8 hours 0.1239 0.1177 0.1179 -4.66% 5.00% 2.47% 35.66M POL
12 hours 0.1239 0.1173 0.1204 -0.91% 5.33% 3.43% 34.13M POL

Every coin at this release

Coin Price swing Usual for PCE Reaction
Bitcoin 4.83x 2.06x Exceptional
Ethereum 3.86x 1.79x Exceptional
XRP 2.99x 1.70x Strong
BNB 4.45x 1.78x Exceptional
Solana 4.47x 1.58x Exceptional
Dogecoin 4.03x 1.51x Exceptional
TRON 6.35x 1.42x Exceptional
Cardano 3.91x 1.88x Exceptional
Chainlink 4.77x 1.61x Exceptional
Sui 3.98x 1.52x Exceptional
Bitcoin Cash 4.24x 1.67x Exceptional
Hedera 5.00x 1.48x Exceptional
Avalanche 3.50x 1.55x Exceptional
Litecoin 4.08x 1.64x Exceptional
Gram 2.01x 1.29x Strong
Shiba Inu 3.85x 1.74x Exceptional
Uniswap 3.53x 1.48x Exceptional
Polkadot 4.84x 1.49x Exceptional
Aave 5.14x 1.57x Exceptional
Bittensor 4.93x 1.68x Exceptional
NEAR Protocol 4.94x 1.37x Exceptional
Aptos 3.85x 1.70x Exceptional
Internet Computer 3.93x 1.50x Exceptional
POL (prev. MATIC) 4.03x 1.56x Exceptional
Filecoin 3.04x 1.50x Exceptional

What is the Personal Consumption Expenditures?

Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) is a measure of the prices people in the United States pay for goods and services. PCE accounts for about two-thirds of domestic spending and is a significant driver of gross domestic product (GDP). An estimated total of personal consumption expenditures (PCE) is compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis as one way to measure and track changes in the prices of consumer goods over time.

Every PCE release for POL (prev. MATIC)

Questions about this page

Is 4.03x a lot?

For a PCE release it is exceptional: the usual is 1.56x. Each report has its own usual size, and its releases show it.

Will the next PCE do the same?

Nobody can say. A forecast shows the range POL (prev. MATIC) moved in after past PCE releases, so you can plan for the likely size of the move.

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Disclaimer

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